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A single engine plane crashed in Shiawassee County, Michigan on Saturday, 19th April 2014 afternoon at around 2 p.m.

The plane crashed in a field near Potter road and M-13, near Genesee County border

According to the County sheriff, two lives were lost in the incident. The deceased have been identified as Richard Kenneth Hayward, 63 and Mark James Kozan, 49. The victims belonged to Vassar and Caro respectively.

The two seater CJ-6A plane was registered to Haywards Aviation in Tuscola County.

FAA and Shiawassee police is investigating the cause of accident.

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